Your privacy is important to PetSociety. This statement describes our privacy practices for PetSociety, covering: what type of information is gathered and tracked, how the information is used, and with whom the information is shared.

Personal Information

You are free and to visit the PetSociety community without telling us who you are and without revealing any information about yourself. However, to access or participate in certain portions of the PetSociety community, you may have to create a member account. To do so, you will need to create a member name, create a password and provide an email address. Registration with PetSociety is completely free of charge.

Information security/Disclosure

PetSociety strictly maintains the confidentiality of members' personal information. Under no circumstances will your personal information be disclosed to a third party, unless with your explicit permission or if we are required to do so by law or under a court order.

Should you receive unsolicited email and feel that it may have originated from your email being collected from this forum, please inform us at petsociety@shaw.ca.

Web site traffic information

When you arrive at or leave the PetSociety, we automatically receive the Web address of the site that you came from or are going to. We also collect information on which pages of our Web site you visit while you are on our hosted site, the type of browser you use and the times you access our hosted sites. We use this information only to try to better understand our visitor preferences and to manage/maintain the website and the quality of your experience.

Cookies

We sometimes use cookies to collect anonymous information from visits to our sites to help us provide better service. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your system. You can set your browser to notify you before you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. You can also set your browser to turn off cookies. If you do so, however, some areas of some sites may not function properly.

Links to Other Web Sites

PetSociety has links to other sites/communities that may be of interest or value to our members. However, our Privacy Policy does not extend to external sites and PetSociety is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.

Notification of Changes

This privacy statement was last updated on September 30, 2005. Please visit this page from time to time and check for any updates.

Questions regarding this statement

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to petsociety@shaw.ca .